I didn't work from home much though. Currently writing this from the pub.
Is anyone else getting cold/sick much more often these days?
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No, I feel about the same. If anything slightly healthier.
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#12There are studies showing that Covid can deplete immune system cells for months
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-022-00919-x
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.08.09.22278592v...
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#13you might be getting old, you are no longer that young that you used to be 3 years back
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#14I have had RSV, Covid, and the Flu in just the past two months. I have been sick more than I have been healthy. So yes, this is the worst I ever remember it.
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#15I’m getting sick less often, possibly because of still masking in public indoor spaces, or maybe because I began exercising more since the lockdown. I haven’t had Covid (at least not to the extent of symptoms or positive test).
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#16No change just concentrated more due to the fact many did not leave their homes for several years
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#17No, far less for me.
2000-2019: unwell (flu, cold) 2-3 times a year. 2020-2022: not unwell a single time, 36 months counting now.
Context: I now travel on public transport once a month vs 20 times a month. I work from home and not a busy office with meeting rooms. I socialise less. I exercise less (I walk less per day). I eat about the same quality. I sleep more. I get less sunlight. I'm happier.
My view: it's all down to much reduced exposure to the poor hygiene that the public practice. Whether or not there is "more of it about", I'm only exposed 5-10% as much as I previously was.
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#18I never got covid, and I honestly can't remember the last time I was ill.
I got the vax, no longer mask up, but I do smoke. Who knows.
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#19Sleep more. Go camping and try and run in areas with lots of trees. I find I get more sick the more I'm indoors working at a computer. Which is my full time gig, so I have to make an effort to balance it out and be outside and getting into nature.
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#20No difference - generally once a year I get sick enough that I need 2-3 days in bed. Covid was more unpleasant, but not really different.